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• Poorer Texas kids lead to higher education costs

  January 27, 2013 10:31 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas' high child poverty rate is beginning to make demands on the state's budget, and experts warn the state needs to spend more on education or the state's economy could slow. About 60 percent of Texas children live in poverty, according to the U.S. Census, and many... more »

• Poorer Texas kids lead to higher education costs

  January 27, 2013 10:24 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas' high child poverty rate is beginning to make demands on the state's budget, and experts warn the state needs to spend more on education or the state's economy could slow. According to the U.S. Census, about 60 percent of Texas children live in poverty. Many of... more »